Character types: male leads (tachiyaku); female roles (onnagata). Group affiliations: Omodakaya. Ichikawa Nobuo is the son of Arashi Kanjūrō VI. He first appeared on stage at Takarazuka Daigekijō Theater in November, 1957. He became the disciple of his father and took the name Arashi Nobuo in 1981. Then he became the disciple of Ichikawa En'nosuke III and took the name Ichikawa Nobuo in July, 1989. He made the annoucement that he passed Nadai exam at Kabuki Theater in July, 1998.